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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa

Food Distribution

Boxes or bags of food that are provided for free or at a very low cost, often on designated days or times

Description

Food support is provided through free or low cost food that is distributed in boxes or bags to eligible people. This emergency food is typically offered on a specific date or a specific time.

Additional Information

Provides services to as many eligible participants as possible within the service area, which includes the Vermilion sector of the Bois Forte Reservation

  • Deliveries are made to Vermilion on the 10th of every month and also to the Elders living on the Reservation.

Features

  • Specialization
    • Native American Community
    • People with low income

Eligibility

Program eligibility is based on income guidelines and deductions

Location

5344 Lake Shore Dr, Nett Lake, MN, 55772

Area Served

Bois Forte Reservation

Phone Numbers

  • Primary Contact for this program: 218-757-3504
  • Main - Housing Program: 218-757-3253
  • Main - Transportation Dispatch: 218-757-0280
  • Main - Tribal Government: 218-757-3261
  • Toll Free: 800-221-8129
  • Toll Free - Housing Program: 888-833-7337
  • Toll Free - Transportation Dispatch: 888-757-1540

Websites

Other Services at this Location

  • Early Head Start - American Indian Families Home visiting or center-based services and programs for low-income families with infants and toddlers that support child development, parenting skills and self-sufficiency
  • Emergency Shelter Provides a temporary place to stay for people that do not have housing
  • Energy Assistance Program Helps renters and homeowners pay their home heating bills and may also assist homeowners to fix or replace their broken furnace
  • Family Home Visiting Expectant parents and parents or caregivers of young children can get in-home support with pregnancy topics, parenting skills and connections to community resources.
  • Head Start - American Indian Families Services and programs that prepare low-income families with preschool children (ages 3 - 5) for their transition to public school kindergarten and to support child development, parenting skills and self-sufficiency
  • Local Bus Service - Big Woods Transit Bus transportation within a city, county or region
  • Tribal Health and Human Services Health and human services administered by tribal governments.

Last Update

5/25/2023